Door-holder.



PATENTED FEB. 13

J. BECKER.

DOOR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14. 1905.

JOHN BECKER, OF WIOHlTA, KANSAS.

DOOR-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

Application filed October 14, 1906. Serial No. 282,787.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN BECKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Holders, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved door-holderdesigned to hold a door or similar hinged part in various adjustedpositions with respect to its closure or casing so that the door will beprevented from swinging closed accidentally, as by a sudden gust of windor from any other cause, in which event the glass or other panels of thedoor will be liable to injury and the door otherwise damaged.

With this object in view the invention consists, essentially, of a racksecured to a convenient portion of the door-frame or similar stationarypart, a spring-pressed pivoted finger or latch mounted upon the door orhinged part and designed to be pressed into engagement with any one ofthe teeth of the rack, according to the adjusted position of the door,whereby to hold the door from swinging into closed position, and aspring-detent also mounted upon the door or other hinged art anddesigned to engage the finger or atch to hold it in inoperative positionagainst the tension of its spring, so that the door may be swung freely,if desired, and my improved door-holder held out of commission.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation. Fig. 3 is a horizontal -sectionshowing in full lines the door in closed position and in dotted linesthe door in partially-opened position.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the door or part that is hinged,and 2 designates the door frame and casing or other stationary part towhich the part 1 is hinged, as shown. On the casing 2 there is secured ahorizontally-extending rack-bar 3, the teeth of which preferably areinclined away from the door, and to the door 1 is secured a.

bracket 4, provided with two outwardly-extending spaced apart ears 5,between the outer ends of which is held the pintle 6. On the pintle 6 ispivoted a finger or latch 7, provided with a hook 8, designed to engagewith one of the teeth of the rack bar 3, whereby to hold the door in anyof its various adjusted positions, and a coiled spring 9 is wound aroundthe pintle 6 above the latch 7, one end of said spring being insertedthrough the opening 10 in the uppermost ear 5 and being bent over theupper surface of the ear to retain it in place. By means of the springthe finger or latch 7 is always pressed toward the rack-bar 3 to effectengagement between its hooks and the teeth of the bar except when it bedesired to hold the latch in inoperative position. For said purpose Ihave attached to the door a detent 11, which extends outwardly anddownwardly therefrom and is provided with an inclined upturned extremity12, formed with a downwardly-extending ortion constituting a hookdesigned to hold the latch 7 in an inoperative position, as shown in thedrawings. The detent 11 is preferably constructed of spring metal orsome other sufficiently stiff resilient material to allow the latch tospring thereunder behind the hook of the detent, as will be readilyunderstood.

In the normal operation of the device the finger or latch 7 isdisengaged from its detent 11 and will be pressed by its spring towardthe rack-bar 3. As the door is opened the inclination of the teeth ofthe rack-b ar will allow the latch to slide thereover until the door hasbeen opened to the desired extent, whereupon the hooks will be inengagement with the teeth of the rack-bar and will effectually preventany closing or swinging or sudden jar or any other accidental means fromclosing the door. When it is desired to close the door, the latch ispreferably held in inoperative position, as before described, byengage-.

ment with the detent 11, and the door may then swing readily on itshinges.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be seen that I have provided a door-holder which issimple in construction and durable and effective in operation to holdthe door or other hinged part in any adjusted position as a ainstclosing. It is evident that the parts of the device may be embellishedby any de sired ornamentation, figuration, or finish and that the partsmay be definitely designed as to shape and size according to theconditions without departing from the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims. While I have shown a device as applied to a swining door for the purpose of protecting the g ass panel of the same andother parts of the door, it is evident that the device is equallyadaptable for holding any hinged 5 part with a fixed relation to thestationary 'part which supports it and that it may be used upon barn,cellar, or other doors and for various uses to which it is manifestlyapplicable.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Thecombination with a door and its frame, of a rack-bar secured to one ofsaid parts and a spring-pressed latch mounted upon the other of saidparts and pivotally connected thereto so as to move in a planecoincident with the plane of movement of the door and designed to engagewith any one of the teeth of said rack-bar whereby to hold the parts indifferent angular relation with respect to each other.

2. The combination of a door and its frame of a rack-bar secured to oneof said parts, a pivot spring-pressed latch mounted upon the other partand designed to engage in the teeth of said rack-bar, and a detentattached to that part which carries the latch and designed to engage thelatter to hold it in an inoperative position.

3. The combination with a door and its frame, of a rack-bar secured toone of said parts, a pivoted spring-pressed latch mounted upon the otherpart and designed to engage in the teeth of said rack-bar and aspringdetent attached to that part which carries the latch and providedwith a hook in the path of said latch whereby the latter may be held ininoperative position.

4. The combination of a door and its frame, of a rack-bar secured to oneof said parts, a bracket secured to the other of said arts and providedwith spaced-apart ears, a atch pivotally mounted between said ears atone end and provided at the other end with a hook designed forengagement. with said rack-bar a spring tending to spring said latchinto engagement with said teeth, and a detent secured to the part thatcarries the latch and its bracket said detent extending outwardly fromits attached part and thence downwardly and upwardly at its extremitywhich latter lies in the path of the latch, whereby the latter mayspring underneath the extremity of the detent and be held thereby ininoperative position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BECKER.

Witnesses JOHN ABBOTT, EDWARD E. ABBOTT.

